OK I realize the scale of China and the size of its Cities makes any comparison to Albany absurd. However, for weeks and months I had been reading about the " slow down" in china and how it was effecting everything from commodity prices to currency valuations. Just take a look at the price of steel and copper of the past year. Yes, roughly 60,000-100,000 factories have been shut down from what I have read. However I wasn't ready for the amount of new construction going on. It seems like everywhere I looked in Bejiing there was a new building going up. I think the following photos provide a good example. I particularly like the shot of ancient "forbidden City" in the foreground with the new construction going up in the rear. Maybe a couple dozen construction cranes would be too much for Albany but one would be nice! Sorry for the poor quality. One was with my 300mm lense out a bus window.
Finally I just needed to throw in a couple shots of Shanghai at night just because its an awesome view!
